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Re: Coming soon: Nodal Ninja 180 for single row panoramic photography

it is kind of strange. The rotation axis should pass through to the quadrant of the bubble that is cloest to the rail. The two M6 tightening screws should bisect the circle too.
My understanding is there should be 3 circles thouching each other in the nadir image. what do you think?

Because of the floating (NPP) it is of little consequence as you can be anywhere within around 8mm of the suggested rail settings and achieve good stitching results without parallax issues.
Understand that the BETA NN180 used has the demarcation marks in the wrong place and the pre-release photos shown doesn&#039;t show any at all.

Aussie Ninja

Thanks for the tip about NPP. Sorry for my misleading words. I actually meant the quadrant of the spirit level outer casing (not the black circle). When making dual shot pano, the rotation axis should be at the NPP where angle of view is 180 deg. At this setting, you should see a circular (yes, circle) footprint of the rotator.

The rail marking is at one side of the rail. So it is at the side that is not shown in the photo.

Re: Coming soon: Nodal Ninja 180 for single row panoramic photography

Does anybody know if/when there will be settings available for the 180? Mine arrived yesterday and there is an element of guesswork involved in setting it up. This is probably a stupid question but where do you align the NP with? My guess is the just behind the bubble but it is not clear?

I will be using a number of cameras with it but mostly a 5D and Sigma DP1. Any feedback from other owners will be much appreciated.

Does anybody know if/when there will be settings available for the 180?

Use the upper rail setting from the database for your lens and camera.

Mine arrived yesterday and there is an element of guesswork involved in setting it up. This is probably a stupid question but where do you align the NP with? My guess is the just behind the bubble but it is not clear?

The center of rotation is in line with the 2 screws on the rotator. To get best and reproducible result, you need to use a quick release system. Try to push the the camera mounting plate against one side of the rail. This will eliminate any twisting due to tolerance between the rail and the plate.